Charts explaining some of the key statistics behind gun ownership and attacks linked. Understanding crime and guncontrol laws, by john r. Knowing the facts can be a first step toward advancing. Easy access to firearms whether legal or illegal is one of the. The debate on gun violence and gun control has implications on our human right to life. Still, the book is an important read even for gun control advocates. Instead, gun laws are intended to block acquisition, possession, and criminal use of guns by members of highrisk subsets of the population, such as convicted.
Guncontrol laws are in effect occupationalsafety laws osha for burglars, muggers, carjackers, and others. The effects that gun control has on crime is almost strictly correlated with crimes that are of a violent nature based on the assumption that firearms will be more likely to be employed in committing such a crime. The new gun crime statistics revealed by this gun control article are given below. As the debate about gun control goes back and forth in our nation, it sometimes seems like the antigun crowd has the. Do tougher gun laws lead to dramatically lower rates of. Discredited progun researcher john lott falls apart when. This books, more guns, less crime by john lott, pores through decades of statistics on links between gun ownership, violent crime, concealed carry laws, and demographics. The united states suffers from a gun violence crisis, a problem exacerbated by misinformation and a lack of understanding of the epidemics dimensions and scale.
It is getting hard to ignore that mass public shooters keep choosing to attack locations where victims cant defend themselves. Lotts more guns, less crime drew both lavish praise and heated criticism. Opinion some inconvenient gun facts for liberals the. We studied different types of guncontrol laws as well as the. What we know is that states that have tougher gun laws, that keep criminals from getting guns, that keep those dangerous weapons like ar15s out of the hands of civilians, have dramat. John lott, author of the book, more guns, less crime, is president of the crime prevention research center, another outstanding source for info on this subject.
To the antigun movement, the statistics on crime deterrence are irrelevant. Gun control laws conflict with data about gun owners. By 66 percent to 32 percent, economists and criminologists answer that gun free zones are more likely to attract criminals than they are to deter them. The vast majority of mass shootings occur in gun free zones. The shootings do not include killings related to other crimes such as armed. How gun control helped my stalker murder my nikki goeser 4.
Eight stubborn facts regarding gun violence in america 1. It is intended as a reference guide for journalists, activists, politicians, and other people interested in. Other work was published in the may 1998 american economic. But anyone with an interest in rational firearms policy ought to thank john lott for writing this excellent book. As always facts are much less fun that fear mongering quote from. William landes on multiple victim public shootings, john whitley on safe storage gun laws, and kevin cremin on police policies. The first modern guncontrol laws, which targeted machine guns, sawedoff shotguns and required federal licensing of gun dealers, were passed in the 1930s with prohibitionera gangsters in mind. This is also pointed out by noted criminologist john lott in his book the war on guns. A closer look at the actual facts show that the lefts favorite examples of britain and australia are actually examples of how gun control doesnt work. But where does america stand on the right to bear arms and gun control. One of the most prominent researchers often interviewed by nratv is john lott jr. The fatal fallacy of guncontrol laws in general is the assumption that such laws. Recent gun control statistics show that there are about 120 guns per every 100 americans. Crime prevention research center map of violent crime 98% of the u.
It is intended as a reference guide for journalists, politicians and anyone interested in learning about gun control facts and restoring honesty to the debate about guns, crime, and the. This book shows that main victims of guncontrol, in usa, were the poors, women, old people and colored people. Many aspects of the gun control issue are best measured and sometimes can only be measured through surveys, but the accuracy of such surveys depends upon respondents providing truthful answers to questions that are sometimes. The issue of whether or not gun control reduces crime rate is one that has plagued america throughout the 20th century, as guns have become more and more easily available. Deadly falsehoods about the orlando shooting and gun control. Understanding crime and gun control laws, by john r. In general, it has been reported that 60% to 70% of all homicides involve firearms. Thus, just facts uses this data critically, citing the bestdesigned surveys we find, detailing their inner workings in our.
What are the gun control effects on crime and murder gun. New perspectives on gun control by gary kleck and don b. States with stricter gun control laws have fewer deaths from gunrelated violence. It is easy to attribute increasing crime rates to the. Considered by many the best statistical analysis of the lack of effectiveness of gun control available. Additionally, there was an 89 percent spike in gun crime from 19981999 to 20082009, all of which occurred after the gun ban. When you hear nra president wayne lapierre call for. In these states, the violent crime rate is 24% lower than the rest of the u. Through the length of this 500page book youre led through a mountain of facts and figures on the effects that gun control laws have had on various states and counties. Understanding crime and gun control laws, lott pushed the myth that increasing gun ownership and especially increasing concealed weapons. Facts on background checks, concealedcarry laws, u. This book is the bible when it comes to the debate about the right to keep and bear arms in america. A new section of the book draws on continued research that i am conducting with numerous talented coauthors. For example, in his 1998 book more guns, less crime.
Simply put, gun control, as a means of controlling crime and protecting law abiding citizens, is a dismal failure. Facts on worldwide gun ownership compared to crime. The united states is listed as the country with the most number of civilian gun owners. Of course, the nra thinks the guncontrol side is full of shoddy science and willfully denies the power of deterrence. This book was the result of a study on gun control laws, mainly nondiscretionary concealedhandgun laws aka shall issue laws, and crime rates. Guns prevent thousands of crimes every day, research shows. Guncontrol groups are spending a fortune to manipulate studies, manipulate the news, and thereby manipulate public opinion.
Gun rights the regulated militia gun facts gun confiscation history gun associations. Each chapter lists common gun control myths, then lists a number of documented and cited facts with nearly 500 detailed footnotes. Fm 2176 gun facts is a free ebook that debunks common myths about gun control. Thus when a neighbor, editor or politician repeats some sound. This is the same who happens, here in brazil and in everyplace and everytime. With some million americans now licensed to pack a concealed gun, many liberals expected gun battles to be erupting all around us. Lotts assumptions are worth examining, particularly his concept of an acceptable level of deaths. The strongest resistance is one based on facts and evidence, which are.
More than a decade later, it continues to play a key role in ongoing arguments over gun control laws. The presence of a gun turns assault into mass murder and there are as many guns as people in the united. In fact the gun control debate is kept alive by many a gun control article that hits the readers almost on a daily basis. These books will make you think differently about the gun. Politifact viral post is wrong about australias gun. They robber and muder, exactly the poors and powerless people. When a gun control advocate starts arguing statistics supporting reduced crime after gun confiscation australia is a recent case in point, pay close attention to their words such as gun crimes were reduced. States with weak gun violence prevention laws and higher rates of gun ownership have the. Here are 8 stubborn facts on gun violence in america the. Global statistics show that higher rates of gun ownership are not. Many aspects of the gun control issue are best measured and sometimes can only be measured through surveys, but the accuracy of such surveys depends upon respondents providing truthful answers to questions that are sometimes controversial and potentially incriminating.
More guns, less crime would be a fine gift for your state representative, local newspaper editor, or. It is intended as a reference guide for journalists, activists, politicians, and other people interested in restoring honesty to the debate about. Six facts about guns, violence, and gun control the. Read our key facts about gun violence and find out what you can do to support gun reform. Last year, economist richard florida dove deep into the correlations between gun deaths and other kinds of social.